Murder on High
(2027)(The third book in the Victor Constant Investigations series)
A novel by Cheryl Sawyer
A twisty European mystery set in 18th-century France! Perfect for fans of Andrew Taylor, S. G. MacLean, Michael Jecks and Laura Shepherd-Robinson.
A random killing or a targeted attack…?
1736
Military policeman, Victor Constant is the new brigadier at Joinville in remote Champagne country.
But he finds himself in over his head when a murder takes place on the high road to the château perched on the heights above the town.
It belongs to the great Orléans family and the victim is the illegitimate son of Philippe d’Orléans.
The young man was ambushed by a highwayman and shot dead.
Victor immediately deploys his brigade to search for the highwayman in the dense forest above the town.
But as he questions the nobility at the ch''teau, he begins to wonder whether the murderer was in fact not a highwayman, but a hired killer…
With multiple people standing to benefit from the young man’s death, does Victor dare challenge the noble elite? Will his reputation survive if he is wrong?
And will he solve the mystery before another murder occurs…?
MURDER ON HIGH is the third historical murder mystery in the Victor Constant Investigations Series: 18th-century crime thrillers set in the Champagne region of France.
THE VICTOR CONSTANT INVESTIGATIONS SERIES:
BOOK ONE: Murder at Cirey
BOOK TWO: Death in Champagne
BOOK THREE: Murder on High
Genre: Historical
A random killing or a targeted attack…?
1736
Military policeman, Victor Constant is the new brigadier at Joinville in remote Champagne country.
But he finds himself in over his head when a murder takes place on the high road to the château perched on the heights above the town.
It belongs to the great Orléans family and the victim is the illegitimate son of Philippe d’Orléans.
The young man was ambushed by a highwayman and shot dead.
Victor immediately deploys his brigade to search for the highwayman in the dense forest above the town.
But as he questions the nobility at the ch''teau, he begins to wonder whether the murderer was in fact not a highwayman, but a hired killer…
With multiple people standing to benefit from the young man’s death, does Victor dare challenge the noble elite? Will his reputation survive if he is wrong?
And will he solve the mystery before another murder occurs…?
MURDER ON HIGH is the third historical murder mystery in the Victor Constant Investigations Series: 18th-century crime thrillers set in the Champagne region of France.
THE VICTOR CONSTANT INVESTIGATIONS SERIES:
BOOK ONE: Murder at Cirey
BOOK TWO: Death in Champagne
BOOK THREE: Murder on High
Genre: Historical